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Health care for chronic conditions is a complex interaction of people and
other factors around the patient. To enhance care coordination and health
outcomes, providers need partnering skills as a core competency. This
includes the ability to partner with patients, and to join with patients’ families.
Other health care providers are also part of the interaction: those who
care for the patient across time, in different settings, from different disciplines
and for different comorbid health concerns.